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On the eighth hole at Oakmont, Garcia holed out from a bunker for birdie, a rare "2" on the 299-yard par 3. |
The birdie put Garcia at two under for the tournament, just three shots behind Shane Lowry. |
If that wasn't enough, Garcia found a stray bird hanging out at the back of the green, and decided to rescue him to safety. |
Sergio Garcia, friend of the feathered. Who knew? |
Two new polls show President Obama’s approval rating remains below 50 percent, but that it’s ticked back up after plummeting in the wake of a string of terrible news for, and missteps by, the administration, notably the botched rollout of his health care law and new revelations about National Security Agency surveillan... |
Forty-seven percent of likely voters approve of his job performance, compared to 51 percent who disapprove, said Rasmussen Reports’ daily tracking poll. Twenty-five percent strongly approve and 41 percent strongly disapprove. |
On Dec. 6, Mr. Obama had a 42 percent job approval rating, with 55 percent disapproving, in Rasmussen’s polling. |
Meanwhile, 44 percent of Americans in Gallup’s daily tracking poll approve of Mr. Obama’s job performance, compared to 49 percent who disapprove. A poll conducted by the same group Dec. 21-23 had 39 percent of Americans approving of the president’s job performance and 54 percent approving. |
Rasmussen’s daily tracking figures are based on telephone surveys of 500 likely voters, are reported on a three-day rolling average basis, and have an error margin of 3 percentage points. Gallup’s daily results, also reported on a three-day rolling average, are based on interviews with approximately 1,500 American adul... |
Many worshipers go to ancient holy sites to hold special prayer services on Tisha Be'av, which commemorates the destruction of Judaism's two ancient Jewish Temples. |
In preparation for Tisha Be'av prayer services, the IDF and other security forces deployed increased forces in sensitive parts of the West Bank. Security was stepped up at Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem and historic parts of the Sebastia Village near Nablus. |
Security has been especially tight at Rachel's Tomb since a pipe bomb was discovered and disarmed nearby on August 7. |
The IDF also arrested two wanted Palestinians residing in the Gush Etzion bloc of the West Bank overnight between Saturday and Sunday. At the El Aruv refugee camp, Israeli forces arrested a man suspected of involvement in nationalist-motivated terror and public disorder and in Beit Ula they arrested a wanted Hamas agen... |
GARDAÍ ARE INVESTIGATING a hit-and-run incident in Co Limerick. |
A 76-year-old man was killed in the incident which happened shortly before 11pm yesterday at Rylands on the Ballingarry to Rathkeale road (R518). |
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem will take place later today. |
The road is currently closed to facilitate a forensic collision examination and local diversions are in place. |
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses, anyone with information or anyone who may have been on that stretch of road between 10.30pm and 11.15pm to contact them on 069 20650, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any garda station. |
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Service members may also wear their uniforms as proof of military service. |
Veterans Day is Wed., Nov. 11. |
For more information about Veterans Day at Applebee's, visit the Applebee's Web site at www.applebees.com/vetsday. |
A complete listing of all Applebee's locations is available at www.applebees.com. |
The preliminary agreement, reported by The Wall Street Journal, would put Viacom cable channels on an Internet-connected TV offering from Sony, which is racing against other tech giants to unveil such a product. |
Sony has sealed a preliminary agreement with media giant Viacom for its cable channels on an Internet-connected television service, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter. |
A Viacom spokesman declined to comment to CNET, while a representative for Sony didn't immediately respond. Viacom is the owner of such channels as Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, and other cable networks. |
Sony was previously reported as a contender in the race among the world's tech giants to develop a robust over-the-top television option. Intel has been working on a TV service aimed for release later this year, while Apple and Google are also said to be pursuing a similar offering. |
Sony's service is designed to stream traditional cable channels and on-demand content, the Journal reported. It would put Sony in direct competition with both satellite and cable TV providers, as well as the tech companies that are branching out into the television market. |
A key hurdle for the technology companies working on these devices has been securing attractive content from networks. Television distributors like cable and satellite companies pay content creators high fees to carry their programs, and they're wary of that content spreading to new competitors when they pay such high ... |
I have photos stored on Facebook. I have spreadsheets stored in Google Docs. I have documents stored in Box. And I have videos stored on YouTube. Which is great--until I want access to these files when I'm offline. I could go to each site and download all of my files until I've amassed an offline collection of my stuff... |
SocialFolders organizes your Facebook photos into folders that correspond with your album names, and photo titles that correspond to your captions. |
Once you've connected SocialFolders to your social services, icons for each of them will appear in the SocialFolders folder that's been created on your computer. Subfolders for each of your connected services will automatically be created there, too. You can use SocialFolders's Web interface to determine how much infor... |
SocialFolders does more than just create a backup of your files. It also lets you access your friends' photos and files (as long as their privacy settings allow you to do so), and to create an offline copy of these documents, too. I found this a very handy way to grab photos of my nieces and nephews that my siblings sh... |
Minor issue with photo resolution aside, I was quite impressed with SocialFolders. It offers a free and easy way to make sure you always have a backup of your precious online data. |
SocialFolders makes it easy to create offline copies of your online data. |
Singapore-based DBS Bank plans to open 100 touchpoints, a combination of kiosks and branches, in 25 cities over the next 12-18 months, as part of its India strategy. |
The lender, whose book mainly comprises of corporate loans, plans to focus on consumer and small and medium enterprise (SME) lending in order to increase market share in the segment. |
“Unlike a lot of other players who want to stick to the top-end of the market, we intend to go deep. In order to be successful long term in this country, you have to go beyond the creamy layer. You must be a SME player and have retail presence and footprint,” said Piyush Gupta, group chief executive of DBS. |
The group has invested Rs 7,700 crore into India till date, of which Rs 1,800 crore was invested last year. |
DBS Bank India CEO Surojit Shome said the bank plans to see a marginal profit this year, as opposed to the loss in the previous year and that the profitability of the Indian business will be on the rise. The group will continue to infuse capital into the Indian subsidiaries till it becomes self-sustainable, said Gupta.... |
The Reserve Bank approved the merger of the foreign lender’s India business with its wholly owned local subsidiary, making it the second bank to take the wholly owned subsidiary route after the State Bank of Mauritius. DBS Bank in India will function as branches of DBS Bank India with effect from March 01, said the RBI... |
Shome said the bank had a balance sheet of around Rs 50,000 crore with advances around Rs 20,000 crore and deposits of around Rs 30,000–Rs 35,000 crore. He added the bank might see a lower interest margin due to the higher cost of funds, since their current and savings ratio, which stands at around 18 per cent, is lowe... |
This month, the bank will open nine new branches and extend its reach to Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Coimbatore, Vadodara, Indore, and Ludhiana. |
Also, it will expand within cities where it is already present in, opening branches in Andheri in Mumbai, as well as Gurugram and Noida in the National Capital Region. It will also open five branches in unbanked rural centres and currently operates in 12 cities. |
For customers with autism, going into a shopping mall can provide a wide range of sensory experiences, not all of them positive. Autism Nova Scotia is working to change that. |
For customers with autism, going into a shopping mall can provide a wide range of sensory experiences, not all of them positive. |
"Autism is such a vast spectrum that it's going to be different for everybody, so it can be overwhelming, it can be exciting. It can be so many things in between," said Jenny Tyler, community outreach co-ordinator with Autism Nova Scotia. |
The organization is meeting with Nova Scotia shopping mall managers and stores to discuss how to serve a variety of customers and what changes they can make to be more supportive of individuals with autism and their families. |
Autism Nova Scotia is offering education, discussions and one-on-one training in areas such as customer service and incorporating lighting and sound. |
On Sunday, the Halifax Shopping Centre had a "silent" Easter Bunny event for people with autism. |
Tyler said typically those events, and those involving Santas at Christmas, have many distractions that can be disturbing for those with autism spectrum issues. |
"The lights are too bright and it's very noisy," she said. "Having the silent opportunity, the silent Bunny and the silent Santa, gives those families an opportunity to come in as a family unit. We have the traditional Santa and Easter Bunny pictures ... [but] Santa and the bunny don't actually speak." |
Lights are dimmed or shut off and there are very few sensory distractions. |
The shopping experience doesn't just cater to youngsters, Tyler said. |
"We have adults as well. Imagine needing to come in and go to the drugstore or pick up something to wear for an interview," she said. |
"It's hard enough sometimes for neurotypical individuals to do that, but to have autism and some other diverse needs, it's going to be very difficult to carry that out." |
She said Sobeys on Mumford Road in Halifax already has a specific time frame for shoppers with autism, which includes dimmed lights and reduced noise. |
Tyler would like to see that experience offered in malls as well. |
Stephanie Carver, marketing director at Halifax Shopping Centre, said retailers are on board. |
"This was actually a retailer-driven initiative," she said. "They suggested doing the silent Bunny. They want to create inclusive shopping spaces. They want to know what they can do in their stores to work with our entire shopping community, so it was definitely something we wanted to run with." |
The mall sent out a notice about training and working with people who have autism. |
Carver said 30 stores are on board with the idea and she'd like to see mall-wide initiatives where retailers have silent hours. |
Altering lighting, music and learning to interact with customers in different ways can all work to making shopping more inclusive, Carver said. |
Stores can also register to be inclusive. |
"I think as soon as we told them that there was a decal they could put in their window, to show they had had this training, that really garnered some excitement," Carver said. |
"I think people are really excited to make a stand and be really visible. I think it goes without saying it's incredibly important. I mean our customer base is incredibly diverse and we want to make sure we're catering to everyone." |
Pittsburgh Penguins reached the Stanley Cup finals with a 3-2 overtime win against Ottawa Senators in game seven of the Eastern Conference finals. |
The defending champion Penguins will face Nashville Predators in the finals. |
The Predators had earlier beaten Anaheim Ducks 4-2 in the Western Conference finals to reach the Stanley Cup finals for the first time. |
Left wing Chris Kunitz scored in the second period of overtime to seal the best-of-seven series against Ottawa. |
After Kunitz opened the scoring, Mark Stone equalised before goals from Pittsburgh's Justin Schultz and Ottawa's Ryan Dzingel saw the sides head into overtime. |
Game one of the best-of-seven finals takes place in Pittsburgh on Monday (01:00 BST on Tuesday). |
FAA officials say the Airbus A333 returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Airport shortly after takeoff when smoke was spotted billowing from an engine. |
A Delta Air Lines plane made an emergency landing Wednesday at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport shortly after takeoff when smoke was spotted billowing out of its right engine. |
The airline confirmed that Delta Flight 30 from Atlanta to London returned to the airport "after an issue with its No. 2 engine" minutes after taking off at 6 p.m. |
"The flight landed without incident and airport response vehicles met the aircraft upon arrival," Delta said in a statement. "The airplane was towed to the gate, where customers deplaned through the jetway and will be accommodated on a different aircraft. The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority ... |
The scare on the Airbus A333 comes just one day after a passenger onboard a Southwest Airlines flight was killed after one of the plane's engines failed, damaging the fuselage and shattering a window, forcing an emergency landing in Philadelphia. |
On Wednesday, the situation turned out a lot less dire. |
"The plane almost immediately arrived on the same runway it departed from, Runway 27, and was met by firefighters who hosed down smoke coming from the engine," Hartsfield-Jackson spokesman Andrew Gobeil told NBC News. |
Video on social media shows what appears to be a fire in the engine being extinguished by fire crews on the tarmac. |
Gobeil said there were no reports of injuries, and the passengers disembarked from the plane approximately an hour after the emergency landing. |
FAA officials said the agency was investigating the incident. |
There's no such thing as an IRA loan, but there's more to the story. |
The short answer is no. Unlike with 401(k)s and other employer-sponsored retirement accounts, there's no such thing as an IRA loan. In fact, the IRS even goes so far as to say that if an IRA owner borrows money, the entire account ceases to be an IRA, and its value will be included in the owner's income. |
Having said that, there's one potential way to get around this, but it can be risky. |
Specifically, the IRS' rollover rules say that you can withdraw money from an IRA as long as you redeposit it into a qualifying retirement account within 60 days. So you can theoretically borrow money from your IRA if you're confident that you'll be able to put the money back within 60 days. |
However, if you are unable to redeposit the money, it will be treated as a distribution and you can face a 10% early withdrawal penalty unless you're at least 59 1/2 years old, plus any taxes you might owe. Furthermore, you'll have reduced your retirement nest egg. For these reasons, attempting to take a short-term "lo... |
In addition, if your money is in a Roth IRA, it's worth mentioning that you are free to withdraw your original contributions, but not any investment gains, at any time and for any reason. This isn't a loan, since you can't put the money back, but it could help you finance expenses in a pinch. |
South Korea's finance minister and deputy prime minister has called upon the G8 for coordinated response to mitigate the impact of what Japan calls quantitative and qualitative easing. |
Fat chance. For several years, Japan has been harangued to reflate the world's second largest economy. It appears to be finally doing so, and Prime Minister Abe is expected to unveil more details of his so-called third arrow (to compliment fiscal and monetary stimulus)of pro-growth structural reforms at midweek. |
At the same time, the endorsement of Abenomics is and continues to be conditional. The IMF's Lipton last week noted that as a consequence of Japan's policies, the yen is slightly below levels consistent with the country's medium and longer-term economic fundamentals. There is a sense that the weaker yen is being tolera... |
While the yen has easily been the weakest Asian currencies over the past 12-month, losing almost a quarter of its value against the dollar, the Korean won has actually been the strongest, rising 4.4% against the greenback. But sympathy for Korea may be in short supply,. Over the past six months, the is the second weake... |
Moreover, at the end of last week, Korea reported an unexpectedly large May trade surplus, which at $6.03 bln, was more than twice the April surplus of $2.45 bln. South Korea's trade surplus in the first five months of 2013 stands at $14.1 bln, compared with $5.7 bln in the same period last year. The May surplus was th... |
Exports are up 3.2% from a year ago as stronger demand from the US and China helped offset whatever currency competitive issue there may be. Mobile and telecom exports are up by nearly 2/3 from a year ago. Exports to China, its biggest trading partner are up 16.6%, while exports to the US are up 21.5%. Europe remains a... |
Imports into South Korea are 4.8% lower than a year ago. The decline in May was in part a reflection of the decline in global energy prices and the shuttering of refinery capacity due to maintenance. Raw material imports slumped 15.2%, while imports of capital goods increase 6.2%, signaling strengthening capital invest... |
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Price DL, Sherris DA, Bartley GB, Garrity JA. Forehead flap periorbital reconstruction. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2004; 6(4). |
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